# NTSB IAD77FLQ18: Piper PA32, N3885W, Caneyville, KY, July 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1977
- Place: Caneyville, KY · CANEYVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.4230° N, 86.4997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caneyville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4230&lon=-86.4997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FLQ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLQ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1902   77/7/6  NR.CANEYVILLE,KY      PIPER PA32          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 126
        TIME - 1910                    N3885W              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUFF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIKESTON,MO                CANEYVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HILL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3885W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3885W-1977-09-14), registration cancelled 1977-09-14, S/N 32-831, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Huff

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770706018659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770706018659A), Jul 6, 1977: Piper PA32260, Caneyville, KY, Destroyed. Hill

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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